JUMPSTART YOUR CAREER The Nuts and Bolts for Entering the Workforce for the first time. The book is not only designed to provide help for the "Nephrite" job seeker looking for emoployment, but provides trainng and information to help you keep your job, and get along with others, as well as advance once the job seeker get hired and more. The book is to be used as a tool in the same way one would have used my first book: 7,001 RESUMES - The Job Search Workbook. As in my first book JUMPSTART YOUR CAREER starts out with the basic orientation information and then moves to areas such as what is the right job for the applicant. As the book moves along the books will explore Developing Interviewing Skills, Personality and Job Success, What to look for as a First Time Job Seeker and more. Traditionally job search books are going to cover how to develop cover letters or letters of application and the various types of resumes and you are going to find this information provided there, But, the books goes on from there, it will provide the job seeker with job sources, an index of Associations, State Employment Agencys, Federal Job Information Centers, Head Hunters, and more This new book also points out many of the responsibilities that come once ann individual enters the world of work; Legal Problems at Work, Employer-Employer Relations, Why an Individual should have a Savings Plan, What is a Budget, Handling a Checking account, Planning for Retirement, and much, much more.

This book is a practical, step-by-step guide for creating, cultivating, and capitalizing on networking relationships and opportunities. Updated from its first edition, Make Your Contacts Count now includes expanded advice on building social capital at work and in job hunting, as well as new case studies, examples, checklists, and questionnaires. You will discover how to: draft a networking plan cultivate current contacts make the most of memberships effectively exchange business cards avoid the top ten networking turn-offs share anecdotes that convey character and competence transform your career with a networking makeover Job-seekers, career-changers, entrepreneurs, and others will find all the networking help they need to supercharge their careers and boost their bottom lines. Packed with valuable tools, Make Your Contacts Count offers a field-tested "Hello to Goodbye" system that takes you from entering a room, to making conversations flow, to following up.

411 For the Aspiring Merchandiser Make more money, be your own boss, and control your destiny. It covers all the basics of merchandising such as: what merchandisers do, the requirements for the beginning merchandiser, merchandising paperwork, client relations, customer service, even how to dress for success, and much more. You will refer to this guide again and again. You will discover: �� The sure fi re way to get merchandising jobs. �� How to acquire contacts in your chosen career. �� Everything needed to gain experience as a merchandiser. �� How to make resets easy. �� How to take care of your new business. From the tools needed to do the job right, to tips on job safety and a comprehensive glossary about Merchandising, you will fi nd all the resources necessary to build and grow your new Business in “Jump Start Your Merchandising Career”. Judith has compiled her extensive knowledge in one easy reference book that you will fi nd yourself taking with you on every job! I highly recommend this indispensable tool for a successful career in Merchandising! Servanne Edlund – Professional Mystery Shopper and Merchandiser I fi nd this book “Jump-Start Your Merchandising Career” to be a terrifi c self-help book for the aspiring merchandiser. Good solid advice from someone who knows the ins and outs of the job. Amber Jessamine – Auditor and Customer Service Analyst If you ever thought about merchandising, you defi nitely need to read “Jump-Start Your Merchandising Career” by Judith Adkins-Spears. This book will show you exactly what you should expect and what is expected of you! Every page offers something of value to the reader. It is a most comprehensive must read handbook that goes beyond the usual “how-to” and is fi lled with easy-to-follow instructions and valuable tips. I defi nitely recommend purchasing this book if you want to be successful in your new career. Sibylle Kline – MSPA Gold Certifi ed Mystery Shopper and Merchandiser, Many Years This book is written in terms that everyone can understand. Judith’s love for teaching truly comes through in every part of this book, offering clear and concise directions for starting and maintaining a successful merchandising career. If you have ever thought about merchandising as a career or part time job, this book is for you. PamInCa, author of The Essential Guide to Mystery Shopping Judith Adkins-Spears, the author of this book, has been a successful merchandiser and mystery shopper for many years. She has the Silver and Gold MSPA certifications, Undercover Video Specialist certification. Having been a teacher she fi nds her reward in encouraging others and contributing to their success. The material in this book will enable you to gain success in the fi eld of merchandising.

"Priscilla Shontz presents advice and anecdotes gathered from research and interviews with more than seventy information professionals in a variety of library-related careers. The modular format allows a reader to peruse any chapter on its own and to read the chapters in his or her preferred order. Seven broad topics are covered: career planning, job searching, gaining experience and education, developing interpersonal and leadership skills, networking, mentoring, and writing for publication. Related readings, as well as helpful Web sites, are included."--BOOK JACKET.

You're a talented professional looking for the next step, a move forward in your career. But you must leave your job to accomplish that. Too many books on job changing read and feel like instruction manuals; written by experts who haven't experienced the job market in years. "JumpStart" is written by a professional recruiter in New York with over twenty-five years of industry experience. New York City is the center of the corporate world and the toughest job market on the planet. Whether the topic is Interviewing or Negotiation, the guidance in "JumpStart" comes straight from having arranged thousands of interviews and placements. The same advice given to clients to help them through the hiring process at Fortune 200 companies and leading financial firms is now available to you. The secrets to successful job changing that recruiters have been using for years is now at your fingertips. Working Professionals everywhere search for the edge that will help them leap ahead. "JumpStart" can provide that boost.

Now in its third edition, Howard Figler's classic The Complete Job-Search Handbook puts you in the driver's seat, on the road to where the jobs really are. Figler's unique program has been revised and updated to let you not only decide what your ideal job may be, but also discover exactly where that job is. The program has been expanded to describe thirty lifetime job-hunting skills, as well as Twenty Lessons from the Front, a list of potential pitfalls for job seekers to be aware of. This third edition enables you to: - Determine what your true work and life values are - Pinpoint the job skills you already possess, even those you aren't aware of - Find jobs when there seem to be none - Learn how to be at your best in job interviews - Utilize a professional career counselor's advice to troubleshoot potential problems Figler writes for all stages of career development, with action plans for the first-time job seeker, the professional looking for a change, the suddenly laid-off, and the person returning to the workforce after a long absence. Howard Figler knows the right job is out there, and with clarity, humor, and reassuring good sense, he shows you how to find it.

This is your secret weapon to and your dream job. Finding and landing your ideal job doesn't happen by chance. You have to know the secrets of how to market yourself to stand out from the crowd and be the one candidate the hiring manager wants most.You can learn and employ this unique set of skills to ensure you find a good job, get hired, and jumpstart your career. In this book you will find those skills, and gain an insider's view of what it takes to be the one person out of hundreds of applicants to receive the coveted offer.In this step-by-step guide, you will discover many valuable insights including: -How to use social media to build your personal brand. -The tools you need to simplify and supercharge your job search. -The hiring process... what happens when you submit your résumé and job application. -What employers look for and reject in a candidate. -How to create a powerful résumé.-The secret to a winning cover letter. -How to craft your elevator pitch to secure an appointment.-How to network your way to your dream job. -The secret job market where more than half of all jobs are found. -How to prepare to ace the interview. -How to answer the two key questions that will decide your fate. -How to negotiate the highest salary and best benefits.

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